Smith v. Flint City Commission

Plaintiff, a veteran of the World War, was an employee of the police department of the city of Flint. Upon the reorganization of the department and a reduction of the force, he was dropped from the roll of employees. The chief of police and acting city manager, October 20, 1930, filed charges against him, stating the reasons for plaintiff’s discharge. These were that, dne to the general economic condition of the city, it was necessary to reduce the police force in order to reduce the budget; to reorganize the police department and combine duties which had been exercised by different…